| Author: | Winifred Holtby | ISBN: | 9780748130917 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group | Publication: | August 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Virago | Language: | English |
| Author: | Winifred Holtby |
| ISBN: | 9780748130917 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Publication: | August 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Virago |
| Language: | English |
This is the story of Muriel Hammond, at twenty living within the suffocating confines of Edwardian middle-class society in Marshington, a Yorkshire village. A career is forbidden to her. Pretty, but not pretty enough, she fails to achieve the one thing required of her - to find a suitable husband. Then comes the First World War, a watershed which tragically revolutionises the lives of her generation. But for Muriel it offers work, friendship, freedom, and one last chance to find a special kind of happiness...
This is the story of Muriel Hammond, at twenty living within the suffocating confines of Edwardian middle-class society in Marshington, a Yorkshire village. A career is forbidden to her. Pretty, but not pretty enough, she fails to achieve the one thing required of her - to find a suitable husband. Then comes the First World War, a watershed which tragically revolutionises the lives of her generation. But for Muriel it offers work, friendship, freedom, and one last chance to find a special kind of happiness...
